painfully

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đau đớn, đau khổ

BrE /ˈpeɪn.fəl.i/ AmE /ˈpeɪn.fəl.i/

adverb en → vi

1 PAIN [adverb] B1

Đau đớn, đau khổ

in a way that causes physical pain or suffering

Collocations painfully slow recovery

  • She was in a lot of pain and moved painfully slowly.

    Cô ấy đau đớn và di chuyển rất chậm chạp.

2 UNHAPPY [adverb] B1

Buồn bã, đau khổ tinh thần

in a way that causes emotional or mental suffering

Collocations painfully aware

  • He was painfully aware of his mistakes.

    Anh ấy nhận thức rõ về những sai lầm của mình.

3 SLOW [adverb] B2

Rất chậm, kéo dài

in a way that is very slow and seems to take too long

Collocations painfully slow progress

  • The project is moving painfully slowly.

    Dự án đang tiến triển rất chậm chạp.

4 UNPLEASANT [adverb] C1

Khó chịu, khó chấp nhận

in a way that is unpleasant or difficult to accept

Collocations painfully obvious

  • It was painfully obvious that she didn't like him.

    Rõ ràng là cô ấy không thích anh ấy.